John L. Howard - Dec 6, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)

Role
Sr. VP and General Counsel
Signature
Hugo Dubovoy, Jr., as attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol
GWW
Transactions as of
Dec 6, 2021
Transactions value $
-$2,575,953
Form type
4
Date filed
12/7/2021, 03:19 PM
Previous filing
Nov 8, 2021
Next filing
Apr 4, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction GWW Common Stock Options Exercise $2.26M +9.73K +47.3% $231.88 30.3K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$542K -1.1K -3.63% $493.11 29.2K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1, F2
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$344K -696 -2.38% $493.83 28.5K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1, F3
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$743K -1.5K -5.26% $495.31 27K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1, F4
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$806K -1.62K -6.01% $496.70 25.4K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1, F5
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$1.08M -2.17K -8.54% $497.54 23.2K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1, F6
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$614K -1.23K -5.31% $498.36 22K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1, F7
transaction GWW Common Stock Sale -$704K -1.41K -6.41% $499.51 20.6K Dec 6, 2021 Direct F1, F8
holding GWW Common Stock 19K Dec 6, 2021 Family Trust F9

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction GWW Stock Option Options Exercise $0 -9.73K -100% $0.00* 0 Dec 6, 2021 Common Stock 9.73K $231.88 Direct F1
holding GWW Stock Option 12.4K Dec 6, 2021 Common Stock 12.4K $234.38 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 8.61K Dec 6, 2021 Common Stock 8.61K $231.20 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 8.98K Dec 6, 2021 Common Stock 8.98K $276.64 Direct
holding GWW Stock Option 5.98K Dec 6, 2021 Common Stock 5.98K $311.26 Direct F10
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Transaction pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading program.
F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $492.62 to $493.61, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide W.W. Grainger, Inc., any security holder of W.W. Grainger, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8).
F3 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $493.62 to $494.02, inclusive.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $495.00 to $495.83, inclusive.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $496.00 to $496.97, inclusive.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $497.01 to $497.94, inclusive.
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $498.06 to $499.03, inclusive.
F8 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $499.07 to $499.95, inclusive.
F9 Shares held in a family trust of which the reporting person's spouse and children are beneficiaries. The reporting person has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares held by the family trust.
F10 The stock option will fully vest in three years, where 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2020, 1/3 shall vest on April 1, 2021, and the remainder shall vest on April 1, 2022.